Canon has announced new v1.1.1 firmware updates for the EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras. The EOS R5 has already received one firmware update to help improve overheating issues and record times recently, and now it seems some of those improvements have come to the EOS R6 as well. The major firmware update for the EOS R6 includes a number of bug fixes and improvements, as well as the overheating issue, while the EOS R5 update is fairly minor, just resolving a couple of compatibility issues.
YouTuber Cruisn Canada has installed the firmware update onto his EOS R6, and it managed to bump the record time from around 40 minutes up to about an hour and thirteen minutes shooting 4K 24p before the camera shut itself down, which is a pretty substantial increase – certainly more so than those we saw with the EOS R5.
Canon EOS R6 v1.1.1 Firmware
Download firmware v1.1.1 for the Canon EOS R6
Canon EOS R5 v1.1.1 Firmware
Download firmware v1.1.1 for the Canon EOS R5 One thing not mentioned in the video above (or if it was, I missed it) is how long it takes for the EOS R6 to cool down before you can shoot for the full hour and thirteen-ish minutes again. But it’s definitely a significant improvement to the record time. I wouldn’t expect this update to extend your EOS R5 recording times any more than the previous 1.1.0 firmware update did, this new update doesn’t seem to address those on the EOS R5 at all.
